NEWS WRAP

• The boys from Bliss N Eso kicked off their Australian tour in Perth on Saturday night and will hit Sydney this Friday. For those heading along to the shows, the lads have teamed up with Smudge Apps to create a brand new app for iPhone users (pictured left). It allows punters to upload 30 second videos from their phones which will be then collated and incorporated into a forthcoming live DVD release. • The new Living End album has appeared on Universal Music’s forthcoming release schedule. Though no title has been attached to the new LP at the moment, it’s currently slated for an Aussie release on Friday July 22.• Speaking of new albums, two more Aussie LPs have appeared on this week’s forthcoming list – the new Pnau album entitled ‘Soft Universe’ (July 22) and Phrase’s new set ‘Babylon’, due on August 12.• The story of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott is now a stage show entitled ‘Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be’. The new show, featuring Aussie musos Nick Barker and Doug Parkinson is set to premiere at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre on July 12 for a limited two week season. Tickets are on sale this Friday.• Three piece Sydney outfit Art vs Science (pictured left enjoying the latest blockbuster) have their new single ‘Higher’ out at radio this week. The tune is the latest to be cherry-picked from their debut album ‘The Experiment’, which was released back in February. • Also at radio this week is the new Chris Brown single ‘She Ain’t You’, Architecture In Helsinki’s ‘Escapee’, ‘Anne’ by Malachai, Children Collide’s new single ‘Loveless’, the aforementioned latest Katy Perry and Take That singles and the new tune from country starlet Taylor Swift – ‘Story Of Us’.• Jimmy Barnes will play an exclusive one-off show in Melbourne in July. Returning home after fulfilling overseas touring commitments, Jimmy will play the Trak Lounge on Sunday July 17. Tickets are on sale this Friday.• Lady Gaga unveiled a little clip for Google Chrome last week that features some of her ‘little monsters’ coming together from all sorts of media platforms, chief among them YouTube. It utilizes her chart hit ‘The Edge Of Glory’. Check it HERE.• Pitbull has himself a No.1 single over in the UK. ‘Give Me Everything’ rocketed from No.4 to No.1 this week, giving the US star his first ever headlining UK No.1 single. Aloe Blaac moved into the top five with ‘I Need A Dollar’, Gaga’s ‘Judas’ was also in some top ten action, while the highest new entry of the week comes courtesy of Swedish House Mafia, whose new single ‘Save The World’ debuts in the No.11 spot.• Speaking of the UK singles chart, the Eurovision Song Contest had a little effect on the British charts. Blue’s UK entry ‘I Can’ was highest at No.22, Jedward’s Irish entry ‘Lipstick’ leapt up to No.40, Azerbaijani winners Ell & Nikki debuted at No.61 with ‘Running Scared’, Sweden’s entry – Eric Saade with ‘Popular’ was in at No.76 and A Friend In London’s Danish entry ‘New Tomorrow’ came in at No.78.• On the UK album chart, Kate Bush’s ‘The Director’s Cut’ is in at No.2, Friendly Fires’ new LP ‘Pala’ is in at No.06, while Caro Emerald’s album ‘Scenes From A Cutting Room Floor’ proves that it’s a grower… a fast grower – up 130 spots to No.10.